It remains to be seen, however, whether the free-flowing alcohol at the Grosvenor House hotel ceremony, coupled with the strict no-television rules, result in them behaving any better than they did during their heyday in the Nineties.

The Q Awards are notorious for their outspoken outbursts and spats between performers.

Last year Yoko Ono mocked Sir Paul McCartney's songwriting talents while the year before saw Sir Elton John launch a foul-mouthed tirade against Madonna.

There is already tension brewing between Oasis and pop band Keane, who are also set to attend the ceremony.

Liam Gallagher recently scoffed at Keane frontman Tom Chaplin's admission into rehab for cocaine and drink-related problems, saying: "None of us have ever been in the Priory, like all these little idiots today."

"They have one little line, they have one burn and they're all in rehab."

"Posh boys can't take drugs, man. They're lightweights."

Oasis will share the winners' stage with U2 -handed the ultimate Band of Bands award as well as the Innovation in Sound prize for guitarist The Edge.

Sheffield sensations Arctic Monkeys will provide the lone voice of genuinely youthful rebellion at an awards where the average age of the winners is 41.

They narrowly miss out on the Best New Act award to Corinne Bailey Rae but will go home with the Best Album award for their hit debut Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not, as well as the People's Choice prize.

Other winners include Take That, returning from retirement to scoop the Idol Award, while Smokey Robinson takes the prize for Outstanding Contribution to Music and Gnarls Barkley's Crazy is named Best Track.

The Best Video award goes to The Killers' When You Were Young, Muse are crowned Best Live Act and Culture Club's Karma Chameleon is named Q Classic Song.

The Who - who today release their first album in 22 years - take the Q Legend award.

The Winners

Corinne Bailey Rae — Best New Act

Crazy by Gnarls Barkley — Best Track

When You Were Young by The Killers — Best Video

A-ha — Q Inspiration Award

Smokey Robinson — Q Outstanding Contribution to Music

Primal Scream — Q Groundbreaker Award

Jeff Lynne — Q Icon Award

Take That — Q Idol Award

Faithless — Q Outstanding Performance

U2's The Edge — Q Innovation in Sound

Noel Gallagher — Q Classic Songwriter

Peter Gabriel — Q Lifetime Achievement Award

Manic Street Preachers — Q Merit Award

Karma Chameleon — Q Classic Song

Muse — Best Live Act

Whatever People Say I Am That's What I'm Not by Arctic Monkeys — Best Album